Greetings, Students!

Hopefully, you have enjoyed the summer and had some time to relax before starting the new academic year.

We hope that you have started making plans to attend the upcoming APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. We wanted to highlight a few activities at this year’s APHA Annual Meeting that may be of particular interest to students in the Epidemiology Section:

Epidemiology Section Student Awards and Career Session. This session will be a wonderful opportunity to recognize other students for their work and learn about career pathways from senior epidemiologists.

Epidemiology Section Social Event. The social event will be a great chance to meet and network with other epidemiologists in APHA in an informal setting. It also serves as a great networking opportunity with your mentor. Please inquire about tickets at the APHA Epidemiology Section booth.

Epidemiology Section Booth. Please drop by our Section booth to meet other members of the Section and to learn about other ongoing activities in the Section.

With the start of a new academic year and as we step down as your student representatives to the Epidemiology Section this year, we wanted give you brief summary of a few of our great experiences:

Abstract Committee. We learned about the peer-review process and were able to discuss epidemiology methods with senior epidemiologists.

Public Health Practice Award.  We explored the various epidemiologic projects currently being conducted and gained a better understanding of how epidemiology is playing a part in public health practice.

Newsletter Student Corner.  We were responsible for authoring a section of the Epi Newsletter entirely from a Student’s perspective.

We continue to encourage you to participate in APHA's Epidemiology Section. The Epidemiology Section has been a great opportunity for each of us to enhance our educational and professional experiences. If you are interested in learning more about serving as a student liaison for the Epidemiology Section, please contact Jim Gaudino or Claudia Kozinetz.

Submitted by Epidemiology Section Student Liaisons

Heidi Mortensen

Lisa Oakley

Patricia Saul